Carbon markets and the green economy - learning from the past to shape the Rio agenda With Rio+20 taking place this week, Prachi Seth from the Overseas Development Institute examines the what is meant by the term 'green economy' - and what lessons we can learn from past experiences to ensure market mechanisms work to support the most vulnerable.

June newsletter: CDKN gears up for Rio CDKN's June newsletter details where we'll be at Rio+20.

Climate talks in Bonn - search for consensus CDKN's Head of Negotiatons Support, Dan Hamza-Goodacre, brings us this blog outlining how we can move forward from a set of talks at Bonn that left many fearing the recent negotiations rounds was a case of 'one step forward, two steps back'.

Southern voices on climate policy choices: analysis of and lessons learned from civil society advocacy on climate change Southern voices on climate policy choices: analysis of and lessons learned from civil society advocacy on climate change

slow work on emissions reductions talks Climate negotiators have gathered in Bonn, Germany until 25 May to take forward the commitments made at the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC in Durban last December. Authors from CDKN and LRI take the temperature of the talks.

A positive vision for the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee Heleen de Connick and Letha Tawney describe why we all have a stake in the success of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism and set out their vision for how the Technology Executive Committee can rise to the challenging task of facilitating global technology development and transfer.

Policy brief: Latin America and the Caribbean in a future high ambition deal This policy brief, produced by Energeia and supported by CDKN, discusses the outcomes and implications of CoP-17 for the Latin American region.

What legal form should a global climate change deal take? On 22 March CDKN and the Legal Response Initiative (LRI) co-hosted an event on the controversial question: what legal form should a global climate change deal take, and how much does it matter? Dan Hamza-Goodacre, CDKN’s Head of Negotiations Support, reports.

Expert meeting on assessing the risk of loss and damage CDKN's Kashmala Kakakhel outlines the significance of this week's UNFCCC expert meeting on loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, in Tokyo, Japan.

OUTLOOK: Edition two, February 2012 The latest 'Climate and Development Outlook' newsletter showcases results from CDKN projects around the world in the last quarter.

Reading between the lines – what the Durban text means for REDD+ in 2012 Will McFarland assesses the impact of the decisions made at CoP17 on REDD+.

Future of the CDM Under the Kyoto Protocol Guest blogger Shafqat Kakakhel, who represents the developing countries of the Asia Pacific region on the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), reflects on the significance of the Durban Platform for the future of the CDM.